Systems and methods for evaluating and sharing autonomous vehicle driving style information with proximate vehicles

Abstract

Systems and methods for characterizing a driving style of an autonomous vehicle are presented. A system may include one or more sensors configured to collect information concerning driving characteristics; a memory containing computer-readable instructions for evaluating the driving characteristics for a pattern(s) correlatable with a driving style of the autonomous vehicle and for characterizing aspects of driving style based on the one or more patterns; and a processor configured to evaluate the driving characteristics for the one or more patterns correlatable with the driving style, and characterize aspects of the driving style based on the pattern(s). Corresponding methods and non-transitory media are disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 presenting, to a passenger of a first autonomous vehicle among a population of autonomous vehicles, a user interface;   prompting, via the user interface, the passenger to rate a plurality of aspects of driving characteristics by the first autonomous vehicle during a trip of the passenger;   receiving, from the passenger and via the user interface, ratings of the plurality of aspects; and   adjusting, based at least in part on the ratings, operations of a second autonomous vehicle among the population of autonomous vehicles.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface is presented on a mobile device of the passenger. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of aspects includes following distance. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of aspects includes braking. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of aspects includes accelerating. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of aspects includes navigating to avoid obstacles. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the adjusting is via a server remote to both the first autonomous vehicle and the second autonomous vehicle. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 collecting, via a sensor system configured on the first autonomous vehicle, information regarding operational aspects of the first autonomous vehicle during the trip.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the adjusting is further based on an analysis of the information regarding the operational aspects of the first autonomous vehicle during the trip. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the adjusting includes sending a warning to an occupant of the second autonomous vehicle. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the warning is configured to cause an occupant of the second autonomous vehicle to control the second autonomous vehicle. 
     
     
         12 . A system, comprising:
 a display configured to display a user interface, wherein the user interface is
 configured to: 
 prompt, a passenger of a first autonomous vehicle among a population of autonomous vehicles, to rate a plurality of aspects of driving characteristics of the first autonomous vehicle during a trip of the passenger; and 
 receive, from the passenger, ratings of the plurality of aspects; and 
   at least one processor configured to control a second autonomous vehicle among the population of autonomous vehicles based at least in part on the ratings.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the user interface is presented on a mobile device of the passenger. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of aspects includes following distance, braking, accelerating, or navigating to avoid obstacles, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one processor is configured in a server remote to both the first autonomous vehicle and the second autonomous vehicle. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to analyze information, collected by a sensor system configured on the first autonomous vehicle, regarding operational aspects of the first autonomous vehicle during the trip to control the second autonomous vehicle. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control second autonomous vehicle via sending a warning to an occupant of the second autonomous vehicle. 
     
     
         18 . A non-transitory computer storage medium storing instructions which, when executed in a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method, comprising:
 presenting, to a passenger of a first autonomous vehicle among a population of autonomous vehicles, a user interface;   prompting, via the user interface, the passenger to rate a plurality of aspects of driving characteristics of the first autonomous vehicle during a trip of the passenger; and   receiving, from the passenger and via the user interface, ratings of the plurality of aspects;   wherein the ratings cause adjustments in operations of a second autonomous vehicle among the population of autonomous vehicles.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the user interface is presented on a mobile device of the passenger. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer storage medium of  claim 19 , wherein the plurality of aspects includes following distance, braking, accelerating, or navigating to avoid obstacles, or any combination thereof.